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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Why the Modern Liberal is Out of Touch With Reality - Larry Alton

by Larry Alton

--it’s clear that the
modern liberal has transitioned from a free thinker into an oblivious
product of a system that demonizes intellectual freedom.

At
no point in time has the divide between Republican and Democrat,
conservative and liberal, been so great. In fact, the division is so
wide that it’s becoming dangerous. A country that was founded on the
premise of freedom is quickly losing its identity. And while neither
side is handling the divide as well as it could, it’s clear that the
modern liberal has transitioned from a free thinker into an oblivious
product of a system that demonizes intellectual freedom.

Where Liberals are Missing the Mark

Let’s
be clear about one thing: Not all liberals are evil or stupid. The
majority are simply uninterested in hearing opinions that don’t align
with their beliefs. In particular, let’s examine two areas where the
modern liberal is missing the mark.

1. Victimization and a Lack of Responsibility

Have
you noticed recently that liberals are always victims? Do you know a
liberal who isn’t currently being victimized by something? Whether it’s
race, gender, wages, weapons, or anything in between, liberals glorify
those who are oppressed – regardless of whether or not the oppression is
a figment of their imaginations.

This
habit of labeling yourself a “victim” is pervasive in the liberal
community and speaks directly to something your average leftist
disdains: responsibility. If you look up the definition of
responsibility, there are a few different explanations. One is: “The
state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something.” Another
is: “The opportunity or ability to act independently and make decisions
without authorization.”

Responsibility
is a concept that’s central to a healthy and functional society. There
are dozens of laws that deal with this idea. There’s something called an implied warranty of habitability that requires landlords to keep their properties livable for tenants.There are laws in 28 states where adult children can be required to pay their parent’s unpaid bills. The entire premise of HOA guidelines is based on taking ownership of what’s rightly yours.

Yet,
everywhere you look, liberals are seeking to remove responsibility from
their plates and instead put it on others who are supposedly
victimizing them – rich people, privileged classes, corporations, etc.
Instead of taking responsibility for their actions and dealing with the
circumstances they’ve been dealt – i.e. doing everything they can to
overcome their situation – suppressed liberals would rather whine, moan,
and leach.

This is something old-school liberal FDR saw coming and spoke about extensively during his 1935 inaugural address:

“The
lessons of history, confirmed by evidence immediately before me, show
conclusively that continued dependence on relief induces a spiritual and
moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber,” FDR proclaimed.
“To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle
destroyer of the human spirit. It is inimical to the dictates of sound
policy. It is a violation of the traditions of America.”

In
other words, FDR stood for helping those in need. At that time,
liberals were interested in lending assistance to those in need. They
took responsibility for the poor and oppressed, but didn’t constantly
scream about victimization themselves. Oh, how times have changed.

2. Hatred for Free Speech

The
second biggest problem with the modern liberal is that they publicly
proclaim a love for freedom of speech, yet are hypocritically the biggest opponents of freedom.
While they want everyone to have the right to be anyone they choose to
be – men can choose to be women, people of the same gender can get
married, parents can abort unborn children on a whim – they adamantly
oppose dialogue that stands in the way of their personal beliefs.

Now,
you can choose to agree or disagree with the statements that get people
in trouble, but the point is that the left isn’t willing to accept what
they dish out. Liberals can express radical opinions that conservatives
starkly oppose, but conservatives don’t try to silence them. They may
try to prevent radical laws from being enacted, but they won’t drown out
the conversation itself.

As soon as a liberal hears something they don’t agree with, their first response is to name-call. They like to use words like bigot, racist, offensive, and hateful
to describe people who disagree with them. This has become such a big
problem that millions of Americans are afraid to speak up – they don’t
want to be labeled or ostracized.

This
lack of outspokenness from the conservative community creates a liberal
feedback loop that fuels the proverbial fire. Whereas conservatives are
constantly exposed to liberal opinions and viewpoints, liberals very
rarely hear a conservative opinion. If they do, it’s quickly quelled by
the fear-mongering lynch mob that is liberal social media.

“Imagine the average day for liberals,” political columnist John Hawkins says.
“They get up and read their local newspaper. It has a liberal
viewpoint. They take their kids to school, where the teachers are
liberal. Then they go to work, listen to NPR which has a liberal
viewpoint on the way home, and then turn on the nightly news which also
skews leftward.”

It’s
a terrifying reality that we now live in a society where only one side
of the political spectrum is allowed to speak without being attacked. As
Hawkins notes, “Unless liberals actively seek out conservative
viewpoints, which is unlikely, the only conservative arguments they're
probably going to hear are going to be through the heavily distorted,
poorly translated, deeply skeptical lens of other liberals.” And it’s
all rooted in a hatred of free speech.

It’s Time for Old-School Liberals to Stand Up

In
decades past, you could have a conversation with a liberal and walk
away feeling enlightened or understood. It was possible to share ideas,
exchange perspectives, and shake hands.

Are
there currently any old-school liberals who understand the value of
free speech and taking responsibility for their actions? The answer is
most certainly yes. They exist – albeit few and far between – and
represent the last hope for lessening the dangerous divide between the
right and the left in this country.

Nobody
is asking conservatives and liberals to agree on major points of
contention. This isn’t going to happen. What is being suggested is that
Democrats practice what they preach. If they want inclusivity – they
must be willing to listen to contrarian opinions without calling
conservatives names and playing the victim card.

Larry AltonSource: http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/08/why_the_modern_liberal_is_out_of_touch_with_reality.html Follow Middle East and Terrorism on TwitterCopyright - Original materials copyright (c) by the aut